What a great coach 
!
It didn't say if they had to carry him out on a stretcher afterwards!
But as the clock ticked down — and the tension ratcheted up — Krzyzewski was on his feet. If this was it, the final game of his storied career, he was at least going down standing, calling out plays, orchestrating the offense and exhorting the defense.
And then with a minute left, he did something that is not so easy for a 75-year-old with a bad back: He got down on a knee and slapped the floor.
His players followed suit, the partisan crowd roared over the resurrection of that old Duke ritual, and the Blue Devils rode out a 78-73 victory over Texas Tech, sending Duke into Saturday's West regional final against Arkansas.
"What the hell? Why not?" Krzyzewski said of his floor slap. "Our guys really wanted that because it's kind of a like a cross the bridge to the brotherhood."
But, he is moving on. Will the KY fans be OK if he were to win it?
!It didn't say if they had to carry him out on a stretcher afterwards!
But as the clock ticked down — and the tension ratcheted up — Krzyzewski was on his feet. If this was it, the final game of his storied career, he was at least going down standing, calling out plays, orchestrating the offense and exhorting the defense.
And then with a minute left, he did something that is not so easy for a 75-year-old with a bad back: He got down on a knee and slapped the floor.
His players followed suit, the partisan crowd roared over the resurrection of that old Duke ritual, and the Blue Devils rode out a 78-73 victory over Texas Tech, sending Duke into Saturday's West regional final against Arkansas.
"What the hell? Why not?" Krzyzewski said of his floor slap. "Our guys really wanted that because it's kind of a like a cross the bridge to the brotherhood."
But, he is moving on. Will the KY fans be OK if he were to win it?
